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I often leave languages off of my resume for exactly that reason. I've used Scala before, and I'd feel comfortable using it again, but I certainly don't know it

• lostcolony 12y ago
  And that's probably a good thing. That, or indicate it separately. "Some experience with..." or something, to show that "Hey, I've seen this, I've played with it, I've got some concepts down, but if you ask me about this I am totally going to demur". I can't speak to interviewers at large, and certainly, it ends up with recruiters trying to hire for those languages which is irritating, but I'd like to see it just to ask in what context you've used it. "Played with it in my spare time" is a plus in my book; it means you're actively curious.
  • collyw 12y ago
    Having had a look at some resumes recently, I see some people who list every language / framework under the sun. I question how much knowledge they have of each of these. I would say learning Django alone to a decent level took me 6 months. I am still learning more 3 years later. If you claim to be learning 5 new languages a year, your knowledge of each can't be so deep.
• collyw 12y ago
  I feel like that these days. I used Java, then Perl for years. For the Last three I have been doing mainly Django. I never feel I learn much about the intricacies of Python, as I am using Django, and coding at a higher level most of the time.